GARDEN STREET BISTRO
105 S 3 ST · FERNANDINA BEACH · Nassau County · FL 32034
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-18-4High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Cook on cook line washed hands and dried hands with white towel hanging on apron. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher handled soiled items in dish area and immediately handled clean plates from dish machine without washing hands. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-17-4High Priority – Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Cook on cook line washed hands for approximately five (5) seconds. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Server in pass window touched eyeglasses and hair and immediately handled plated food without washing hands. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cook on cook line handled bread with bare hands.
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately thirty-three (33) rodent droppings on floor behind reach in freezer in back kitchen area of establishment. **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle containing chemical cleaner stored on shelf by pass window with clean plates. Bottle moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In reach in cooler in server station by dining area, container of milk opened yesterday morning has no date. Employee dated milk. **Corrected On-Site**
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All training records provided are photocopied. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment controls multiple food items with time but does not have a written plan. Inspector emailed Time As Public Health Control paperwork. **Corrective Action Taken**
Basic 3
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall in dish area by dish machine.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand washing sink in outdoor bar. Hand washing sink in server station by dining room. Inspector emailed hand washing sign. **Corrective Action Taken**
36-02-5Basic – Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. In back kitchen area near dish machine.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:57 AM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.